always wash hands before eating....

@lady1993 (27224)
Philippines
April 10, 2013 4:51am CST
That is what i always do, it has become a habit, and i think it is a good habit.. since the hands are one of the dirtiest parts of the body since you never know where it has been. So whenever you want to put something in your mouth, always wash your hands so you are sure there's no bacteria that will come into your mouth.
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@MrGhost (550)
14 Apr 13
This is the primary teaching of hygiene that one should wash one's hands before eating. So one should cultivate this healthy habit from one's childhood and parents should teach their kids to make it a habit.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
YEs, every parent should instill this habit to his or child, since it is for the benefit of their children anyway... and the younger you teach them, the more it will stay in their minds.
• India
13 Apr 13
Thanks for sharing, this is good habit, use good quality soap for washing.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
YEs, that is one factor to make sure it's really clean.. a good soap. Since it is quite useless if yu do wash your hand, but the soap is not disinfecting it at all, it is just like just washing with water.
@LadyDD (515)
• Romania
13 Apr 13
I wash my hands every time before eating, washing the dishes, handling food or preparing meals. In general I wash my hands when I come in the house from outside (after being in town or in the garden) or after using the toilet. So my towels are always wet and I have to change them frequently. Washing hands is a main rule for keeping healthy. Many contagious diseases can be spread by dirty hands such as hepatitis.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
That is quite a good habit.. I rarely do the dishes though, although doing the dishes is one of my favorite chores.. I'd rather do it than sweep the floor..
@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
10 Apr 13
Yes I agree with this one must wash his/her hands before eating as its hygienic as one has greater chance of getting germs in through mouth when hands not washed.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
11 Apr 13
yes, you never know what bacteria is in your hand.. I think one must even wash ones hands at least every 2 or 3 hours, especially if one is working or cleaning.. Or maybe a disinfectant is fine or a gel.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
10 Apr 13
I agree. Frequent hand washing is a good way to prevent getting some diseases. I make sure that I have anti bacterial wet wipes and hand sanitizer in my purse because we'll never know what is in the stuff that we always touch, like doors, elevators, staircases' handles, etc.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
11 Apr 13
I also agree that it is hygienic to wash hands before eating and also helps to prevent diseases and it is good to use good soap also.
• India
11 Apr 13
washing our hands is always a good habit. its helps us to remain healthy. if we wash our hands regularly before eating then we can reduce the chance of acquiring a disease. when talking about washing our hands i remember what we had taught in our child hood days "brush our teach twice a day", "wash your hands daily"
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
YEs, those are the rules we were taught as a child, and that we should still follow, since it still applies to us. And those rules should be taught to our children too.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
11 Apr 13
I always think it is a good habit to wash hands before taking food. I think most probably as you said bacteria might be in hands and it is good to wash hands and to clean them before eating food.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
Yeah, i think it is a good practice to wash hands whenever you touch something dirty.. since you don't know how much bacteria is in your hands.. millions.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Apr 13
Yes, this is a good habit. Especially there are so many new virus available now and then. Washing hands is a basic way to protect our health. Whenever I go home, at first I will go to wash my hands.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
YEah, the discovery of new viruses never end.. So we should be extra careful, since we might get it next if we are not. YEah, that is what i do too- right after arriving home i wash my hands twice, sometime seven 3 times.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
10 Apr 13
This is one of the best habits you can have. However never assume that after doing this your hands are clean. Don't put them on your food or in your mouth. As soon as you dry your hands and put them on a surface they collect new germs. This is why, when treating open wounds it is best to use rubber gloves if possible.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
21 Apr 13
Yeah, germs are everywhere- which is why we should always wash hands whenever we touched something dirty. I do eat with my hands sometimes when i eat fish or chicken.. since it is more delicious that way.. But i thoroughly clean my hand first.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
Yes, as what we have been told again and again always clean our hands before and after eating. It should be a habit because our hands is the one we used on anything that we can hold on to, so most of the time it gets dirty.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
YEs, i guess you are also required to wash your hands after eating since you might accidentally have some little bits of food on your hands.. Our hands are definitely one of the dirtiest parts of the body..
@grvdubey11 (1879)
• India
11 Apr 13
That's a good habit,it will save you from lots of diseases.People don't wash hands and eat, that causes lot of infection, in fact e touch our face with hands lots of times during the day and we dont realize that,doing that with dirty hands can cause serious infections too.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
Yeah, i read that in a lot of articles on the net- that one should really avoid touching the face, especially the mouth when one has not yet washed his or her hands.. sine you never now how much microscopic germs your hands have.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
10 Apr 13
That's right, always wash your hands before handling your food. It's the best prevention against getting sick. I do not want any bacteria in my mouth.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
11 Apr 13
Yeah, i am excessively concerned with cleanliness, like that.. I wouldn't even want the utensils to be wet when i use them. I want them sparkling clean and the plate too.
@iluvusabado (2560)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
this has always been the best way to prevent diseases. it can really save your life.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
11 Apr 13
YEs, it definitely can- you never know what kind of bacteria you have in your hands.. and washing them can kill those deadly bacteria.. Some bacteria can even kill a person in one day- scary but true.
@danix1982 (593)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
it is one of a good practice to be healthy by cleaning our hands before we eat. i do it also and teaching my kids as well for them to be able to know on how to be healthy inside and out.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
that is good.. since children should be taught those stuff since it is them who always play all day and have really dirty hands.. You never know here it's been. So it is a good practice to teach them at a young age about hygiene.